ND Help Please - Steering Boxes
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 713
Likes: 3
From: Florida
ND Help Please - Steering Boxes
Hi Bill -
I've acquired some 61-66 items that I am slowly wading through. I have 3 one piece (steering shaft direct into box) manual steering boxes. One of them has casting numbers that match exactly what I took out of my 64 4X4 for the restoration period. Both mine and the one I just acquired have 5DC62 in the casting beneath the word GEMMER. Looking at some old posts, you once posted:
5DC62 = C3TZ-3504-W .. Steering Gear Box.
1963/66 F350 model 84 Chassis & Cowl Open Drive-Away (no windshield, no cab).
Model 84 steering gear housing, steering shaft and worm are different than F100/350 model 81 conventional cab.
C3TZ-3524-N shaft & worm F100/350 81 conventional cab: 40 7/16" long / C3TZ-3524-R shaft & worm F350 model 84: 45 7/16" long.
I haven't measured the shafts yet to compare what came out of my F250 but the above info would seem to indicate my box is not correct for the F250...
It sure seemed to fit OK in the truck...Do you know what the correct Ford PN is for the 64 F250 4x4, and possibly what the casting number would be? Thanks. The other 2 units I have are: C3TR 3550A (not a Gemmer?) and the other Gemmer has 4DC51 casting. I can get a few pics once the cloud warms up..lol.
I've acquired some 61-66 items that I am slowly wading through. I have 3 one piece (steering shaft direct into box) manual steering boxes. One of them has casting numbers that match exactly what I took out of my 64 4X4 for the restoration period. Both mine and the one I just acquired have 5DC62 in the casting beneath the word GEMMER. Looking at some old posts, you once posted:
5DC62 = C3TZ-3504-W .. Steering Gear Box.
1963/66 F350 model 84 Chassis & Cowl Open Drive-Away (no windshield, no cab).
Model 84 steering gear housing, steering shaft and worm are different than F100/350 model 81 conventional cab.
C3TZ-3524-N shaft & worm F100/350 81 conventional cab: 40 7/16" long / C3TZ-3524-R shaft & worm F350 model 84: 45 7/16" long.
I haven't measured the shafts yet to compare what came out of my F250 but the above info would seem to indicate my box is not correct for the F250...
It sure seemed to fit OK in the truck...Do you know what the correct Ford PN is for the 64 F250 4x4, and possibly what the casting number would be? Thanks. The other 2 units I have are: C3TR 3550A (not a Gemmer?) and the other Gemmer has 4DC51 casting. I can get a few pics once the cloud warms up..lol.
Ford Parts Specialist
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 88,826
Likes: 787
From: Simi Valley, CA
Hi Bill -
I've acquired some 61-66 items that I am slowly wading through. I have 3 one piece (steering shaft direct into box) manual steering boxes. One of them has casting numbers that match exactly what I took out of my 64 4X4 for the restoration period. Both mine and the one I just acquired have 5DC62 in the casting beneath the word GEMMER. Looking at some old posts, you once posted:
5DC62 = C3TZ-3504-W .. Steering Gear Box.
1963/66 F350 model 84 Chassis & Cowl Open Drive-Away (no windshield, no cab).
Model 84 steering gear housing, steering shaft and worm are different than F100/350 model 81 conventional cab.
C3TZ-3524-N shaft & worm F350 84 Chassis & Cowl: 40 7/16" long
C3TZ-3524-R shaft & worm F100/250 4WD (see apps below) & F350 model 81: 45 7/16" long.
I haven't measured the shafts yet to compare what came out of my F250 but the above info would seem to indicate my box is not correct for the F250... It sure seemed to fit OK in the truck...Do you know what the correct Ford PN is for the 64 F250 4x4, and possibly what the casting number would be? Thanks. The other 2 units I have are: C3TR 3550A (not a Gemmer?) and the other Gemmer has 4DC51 casting. I can get a few pics once the cloud warms up..lol.
I've acquired some 61-66 items that I am slowly wading through. I have 3 one piece (steering shaft direct into box) manual steering boxes. One of them has casting numbers that match exactly what I took out of my 64 4X4 for the restoration period. Both mine and the one I just acquired have 5DC62 in the casting beneath the word GEMMER. Looking at some old posts, you once posted:
5DC62 = C3TZ-3504-W .. Steering Gear Box.
1963/66 F350 model 84 Chassis & Cowl Open Drive-Away (no windshield, no cab).
Model 84 steering gear housing, steering shaft and worm are different than F100/350 model 81 conventional cab.
C3TZ-3524-N shaft & worm F350 84 Chassis & Cowl: 40 7/16" long
C3TZ-3524-R shaft & worm F100/250 4WD (see apps below) & F350 model 81: 45 7/16" long.
I haven't measured the shafts yet to compare what came out of my F250 but the above info would seem to indicate my box is not correct for the F250...
It sure seemed to fit OK in the truck...Do you know what the correct Ford PN is for the 64 F250 4x4, and possibly what the casting number would be? Thanks. The other 2 units I have are: C3TR 3550A (not a Gemmer?) and the other Gemmer has 4DC51 casting. I can get a few pics once the cloud warms up..lol.C3TZ-3524-R .. Steering Shaft & Worm (no length listed) / Obsolete
Applications: 1963 F100/250 4WD & F350 (Conventional Cab, body style 81) from serial number 380,001 / 1964/65 F100/250 4WD & F350 (Conventional Cab).
Upper pic, column left-center: 81 Conventional Cab.
Lower pic, column left-upper: 84 Open Drive-Away Chassis & Cowl.
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 713
Likes: 3
From: Florida
Thanks ND...something aint quite right. Both the box / shaft I have are the shorter 40" ones, and the guy I got the latest box from swears it came from a 63 he owned for many years...Anyway, Ive got two of the same and the one that came out of my truck worked perfect, so now I have a spare. Thanks again.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
phampton428
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
2
Jul 25, 2009 09:44 AM
